Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019

Summary

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant agencies, to update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications; it also permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give preference, in awarding grants to states for overdose prevention, to states that maintain a prescription drug monitoring program and require dispensers of certain controlled substances to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications.

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Timeline

1. 23 October 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 October 2019

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1330)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 October 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 26 October 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 October 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 October 2019

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Sponsors

• Rodney Davis · R · Sponsor
• Jefferson Van Drew · D · Sponsor
• Larry Bucshon · R · Sponsor
• JOHN SHIMKUS · R · Sponsor
• Robert Latta · R · Sponsor
• David McKinley · R · Cosponsor
• GREG WALDEN · R · Cosponsor
• Michael Turner · R · Cosponsor
• Jackie Walorski · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Alexander Mooney · R · Cosponsor
• Ted Budd · R · Cosponsor
• Adam Kinzinger · R · Cosponsor
• Ann Wagner · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act
• related to → Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2021